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Approved Minutes

REGUALR MEETING of the ARTS COMMISSION March 18, 2024, at 6:00 PM Austin City Hall, Council Chambers, Room 1001. 301 West 2nd Street, Austin, Texas 78701 The ARTS COMMISSION convened in a REGULAR meeting on 18, March 2024 at Austin City Hall, Council Chambers, Room 1001. 301 West 2nd Street, Austin, Texas 78701 Commissioner Zisman called the ARTS COMMISSION Meeting to order at 6:07 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Celina Zisman, Heidi Schmalbach, Acia Gray, Amy Mok, Gina Houston, Felipe Garza, Nagavalli Medicharla, Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Monica Maldonado Board Members Absent: Faiza Kracheni, Michael Vernusky, Kate Csillagi CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Celina Zisman - Chair, Heidi Schmalbach - Vice Chair, Kate Csillagi, Monica Maldonado, Felipe Garza, Gina Houston, Michael Vernusky, Acia Gray, Faiza Kracheni, Amy Mok, Nagavalli Medicharla AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Bonnie from The Vortex spoke about the positive benefits they were able to achieve due to their Thrive grant. And to ask for help with support on communication to the arts community on the next round of Cultural Funding Programs APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Arts Commission Regular Meeting on February 26, 2023 The minutes from the meeting of February 26, 2024 were approved on Commissioner Gray’s motion, Commissioner Garza second on a 7-0 vote with Commissioner’s Maldonado, Kracheni, Vernusky, and Csillagi absent. . DISCUSSION ITEMS Discussion of Chair’s Report on Staying Engaged by Chair Zisman An update was provided by Chair Zisman. Report of the Art in Public Places Liaison concerning actions taking during the February 26, 2024 meeting of the Art in Public Places Panel by Commissioner Maldonado An update was provided by Commissioner Maldonado Discussion of actions taken at the February 28, 2024 meeting of Austin Economic Development Corporation/Cultural Trust Advisory Committee’s last meeting by Board Chair Carl Settles A report was provided by Board Member Carl Settles. Update on actions taken at the February 21, 2024 Downtown Commission meeting by Commissioner Mok A report was provided by Commissioner Mok. Presentation by Brie Franco from the Intergovernmental Relations Office on the 2023 Texas Legislative Session A presentation was provided by Brie Franco Presentation by Matthew Hinsley on the history of Austin Classical Guitar A presentation was provided by Matthew Hinsley Presentation by Allison Orr of Forklift Danceworks on attending the first-ever White House Convening on Arts and Culture. A presentation was provided by Allison Orr Presentation by David Fuentes of Economic Growth Business Incubator (EGBI) on their services and programing. A presentation was provided by David Fuentes and Monica Peña Presentation by Amanda Johnston, Founder and Executive Director of Torch Literary Arts on the impact the Thrive Grant has made on Torch Literary Arts and the growing community of writers they serve. A presentation was provided by Amanda Johnston Staff update on the Community Navigator program by Robert Lucio, Contract Management Specialist II The presentation was made by Xavier Zarate, Small Business Division Manager and Robert Lucio, Contract Management Specialist II Staff update on Land Use Updates by Donald Jackson, Business Process Consultant The presentation was made by Donald Jackson, Business Process Consultant Staff briefing regarding an update on the Hotel Occupancy Tax by Laura Odegaard, Cultural Investment Program Manager The presentation was made by Laura Odegaard, Cultural Investment Program Manager STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Staff update on the Cultural Arts Funding Programs by Jesús Pantel, Cultural Funding Supervisor The presentation was made by Jesús Pantel, Cultural Funding Supervisor DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Sign the letter of support for Poet Laureate program A motion to approve the support for Poet Laureate program on Commissioner Mok’s motion, Commissioner Gray’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioner’s Kracheni, Vernusky, and Csillagi absent Discussion and approval on the FY 24-25 budget recommendations A motion to approve the FY 24-25 budget recommendations on Commissioner Maldonado’s motion, Commissioner Mok’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioner’s Kracheni, Vernusky, and Csillagi absent WORKING GROUP UPDATES Update from joint Arts/Music Commission Working Group on Urban Core Issues with Commissioners Gray, Maldonado, and Schmalbach (chair). Update was given by Commissioner Schmalbach Update from Community Engagement Working Group with Commissioners Zisman, Houston, Csillagi, and Kracheni (chair) Update was given by Commissioner Zisman ITEMS FOR INFORMATION Various items were shared FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Discussion and action A resolution on the executive order promoting the language and arts services Retreats ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Zisman adjourned the meeting at 9:14 P.M. without objection. The minutes from the meeting were approved at the April 15th Arts Commission meeting on Commissioner Gray’s motion, Commissioner Houston second on a 8-0 vote with Commissioner’s Csillagi, Mok, and Garza absent 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.